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ContentsFeatures

Send your news and photos to the following address:

Dimensions Magazine/Alumni RelationsNewberry College 2100 College Street, Newberry, SC 29108

Rev. John DerrickSenior Director of Alumni and Church Relations(803) [email protected]

Nellie MorrisCoordinator of Alumni and Church Relations(803) [email protected]

President’s Message

4 Campus News

14 Student News

18 Faculty/Staff News

22 Athletic News

28 Homecoming

30 Philanthropic News

36 Graduations

38 Alumni News

40 Class Notes

44 Obituaries/Memorials

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About the CoverOur new College President, Dr. Scott Koerwer, and our new College Mascot, Scar, are ready to write a new chapter for the Newberry College history books!

With much to lose, in 1517, Martin Luther questioned the mainstream religious thought of the day with his Ninety-

Five Theses and challenged the Dominican friar, Johann Tetzel, to make sense of the sale of indulgences for the construction of the Basilica of St. Peter via the money of poor believers. While the history, great writings and the excommunication of Martin Luther yields a storied and turbulent tale, it was not until 1519 that Luther’s works were translated by friends and spread widely throughout Germany and then Europe. Aided by the use of new technology, a controversy of academic inquiry, the challenge of current thinking and a question of perception and intent attracted students to Wittenberg to hear what Luther had to say. Via reason and religion, Luther changed the order of things and set out the course as a world changer. In his 1524 letter “To the Councilmen of all Cities in Germany that They Establish and Maintain Christian Schools,” Luther wrote: “…A city’s best and greatest welfare, safety and strength consist…in its having many able, learned, wise, honorable, and well-educated citizens.” At Newberry College, we remain bound to question the order of things, within our communities and within the industry of higher education. As a consequence, we move forward faithfully with the spirit of Martin Luther. We strive each day, in every classroom, to address the question of - what is the education required for the creation of successful and significant citizens? This is difficult work …but it is reasonable (and pragmatic); it is grounded in a mandate to improving the human predicament; it is work that never lacks for a commitment or creativity; and it is the calling of a Newberry College education. In the book titled, Higher Education?, written by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, the authors suggest that today, many colleges and universities are wasting financial resources and failing our students – and as a consequence not preparing future citizens for the important lives they must lead and the roles they must play in their communities. The premise the authors challenge us with is that higher education has lost track of its original and enduring purpose: to challenge the minds and imaginations of this nation’s young people, to expand their understanding of the world, and thus of themselves. 1 All that is around us is changing; so must we. We must first, ourselves, be prepared, to properly equip a student who will face an uncertain employment arena where it is the norm to transition to multiple jobs at multiple organizations. In the new world order that Daniel H. Pink describes in his great work, A Whole New Mind, we are moving toward an economy and a society which will be built on the inventive, the creative and the fearless. Combining seemingly unrelated ideas into something new (such as interdisciplinary studies in business, technology and sociology) would be the new norm for citizens who are champions of creativity and innovation. This type of thinking and education embodies the spirit of

the Newberry College Educational Ecosystem that we are work-ing to create. When we are successful, our education will lead to increasingly tolerant, inclusive and forgiving communities --- communities that harken back to the spirit of Luther, the quest for a civil society and the reconciliation of reason and religion. In conversations with our Campus Pastor, Ernie Worman, he reminds me of Luther’s catechetical question – “What does this mean?” So let’s ask the question…are we doing all that we can to challenge the minds and imaginations of this nation’s young peo-ple? Are we expanding their understanding of the world? And when they graduate from Newberry, will they know themselves better and be prepared to be successful and significant citizens? Exceptional education (tools to leverage advantage as citizens in a complex human marketplace) without the moral grounding and values system such as that provided by open and inclusive faith based institutions, such as Newberry College, is not sufficient for the creation of the future citizens needed today to address the human predicament we face. This is why, at Newberry College, we remain bound to question the order of things, within our communities and within the industry of higher education As we progress with our strategic planning processes, you will soon see the excellent work engaged by our faculty toward the creation of a new core curriculum called the Academic Commons – a commitment to an interdisciplinary and creative approach to learning about ourselves, our communities, the marketplace, and the world in which we live. As many of our faculty will tell you…this is not easy work. You also will see the emergence of an organization that cultivates and champions the voice of our students, alumni and external constituent partners – at Newberry College we will collaborate to compete, and we will strive for the transparency called for by Martin Luther back in the 1500’s. And finally, you will see us investing in the routine maintenance of not only the minds, bodies and spirits of our students but also in the physical assets of the campus – the buildings, sidewalks, offices, laboratories and classrooms that are essential for the educational experience ---The Newberry Experience --- that we are creating for the citizens of the future, your neighbors, our students.

Newberry College is on the move to change the order of things… and we are nurturing future citizens who will be world changers. And we do this faithfully…because education for life is a very Lutheran construct…we are all life long learners.

Today Newberry College is neither small nor poor…

Thank you for your support of your alma mater.

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– 1Hacker & Dreifus, p. 8-9– A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. Pink, 2005– Faithed Secularity: The Promise of a “Lutheran” College in the 21st Century, Rev. Dr. Duane H. Larson, March 23, 2010– Higher Education?, Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, 2010

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Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Intercollegiate Athletics - Brad EdwardsDirector of Marketing/Communications - Sharon LackeyStaff Writers - Diane Zimmerman & Heather Warren

ContentsFeatures

Send your news and photos to the following address:

Dimensions Magazine/Alumni RelationsNewberry College 2100 College Street, Newberry, SC 29108

Rev. John DerrickSenior Director of Alumni and Church Relations(803) [email protected]

Nellie MorrisCoordinator of Alumni and Church Relations(803) [email protected]

President’s Message

4 Campus News

14 Student News

18 Faculty/Staff News

22 Athletic News

28 Homecoming

30 Philanthropic News

36 Graduations

38 Alumni News

40 Class Notes

44 Obituaries/Memorials

Send us your news!

About the CoverOur new College President, Dr. Scott Koerwer, and our new College Mascot, Scar, are ready to write a new chapter for the Newberry College history books!

With much to lose, in 1517, Martin Luther questioned the mainstream religious thought of the day with his Ninety-

Five Theses and challenged the Dominican friar, Johann Tetzel, to make sense of the sale of indulgences for the construction of the Basilica of St. Peter via the money of poor believers. While the history, great writings and the excommunication of Martin Luther yields a storied and turbulent tale, it was not until 1519 that Luther’s works were translated by friends and spread widely throughout Germany and then Europe. Aided by the use of new technology, a controversy of academic inquiry, the challenge of current thinking and a question of perception and intent attracted students to Wittenberg to hear what Luther had to say. Via reason and religion, Luther changed the order of things and set out the course as a world changer. In his 1524 letter “To the Councilmen of all Cities in Germany that They Establish and Maintain Christian Schools,” Luther wrote: “…A city’s best and greatest welfare, safety and strength consist…in its having many able, learned, wise, honorable, and well-educated citizens.” At Newberry College, we remain bound to question the order of things, within our communities and within the industry of higher education. As a consequence, we move forward faithfully with the spirit of Martin Luther. We strive each day, in every classroom, to address the question of - what is the education required for the creation of successful and significant citizens? This is difficult work …but it is reasonable (and pragmatic); it is grounded in a mandate to improving the human predicament; it is work that never lacks for a commitment or creativity; and it is the calling of a Newberry College education. In the book titled, Higher Education?, written by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, the authors suggest that today, many colleges and universities are wasting financial resources and failing our students – and as a consequence not preparing future citizens for the important lives they must lead and the roles they must play in their communities. The premise the authors challenge us with is that higher education has lost track of its original and enduring purpose: to challenge the minds and imaginations of this nation’s young people, to expand their understanding of the world, and thus of themselves. 1 All that is around us is changing; so must we. We must first, ourselves, be prepared, to properly equip a student who will face an uncertain employment arena where it is the norm to transition to multiple jobs at multiple organizations. In the new world order that Daniel H. Pink describes in his great work, A Whole New Mind, we are moving toward an economy and a society which will be built on the inventive, the creative and the fearless. Combining seemingly unrelated ideas into something new (such as interdisciplinary studies in business, technology and sociology) would be the new norm for citizens who are champions of creativity and innovation. This type of thinking and education embodies the spirit of

the Newberry College Educational Ecosystem that we are work-ing to create. When we are successful, our education will lead to increasingly tolerant, inclusive and forgiving communities --- communities that harken back to the spirit of Luther, the quest for a civil society and the reconciliation of reason and religion. In conversations with our Campus Pastor, Ernie Worman, he reminds me of Luther’s catechetical question – “What does this mean?” So let’s ask the question…are we doing all that we can to challenge the minds and imaginations of this nation’s young peo-ple? Are we expanding their understanding of the world? And when they graduate from Newberry, will they know themselves better and be prepared to be successful and significant citizens? Exceptional education (tools to leverage advantage as citizens in a complex human marketplace) without the moral grounding and values system such as that provided by open and inclusive faith based institutions, such as Newberry College, is not sufficient for the creation of the future citizens needed today to address the human predicament we face. This is why, at Newberry College, we remain bound to question the order of things, within our communities and within the industry of higher education As we progress with our strategic planning processes, you will soon see the excellent work engaged by our faculty toward the creation of a new core curriculum called the Academic Commons – a commitment to an interdisciplinary and creative approach to learning about ourselves, our communities, the marketplace, and the world in which we live. As many of our faculty will tell you…this is not easy work. You also will see the emergence of an organization that cultivates and champions the voice of our students, alumni and external constituent partners – at Newberry College we will collaborate to compete, and we will strive for the transparency called for by Martin Luther back in the 1500’s. And finally, you will see us investing in the routine maintenance of not only the minds, bodies and spirits of our students but also in the physical assets of the campus – the buildings, sidewalks, offices, laboratories and classrooms that are essential for the educational experience ---The Newberry Experience --- that we are creating for the citizens of the future, your neighbors, our students.

Newberry College is on the move to change the order of things… and we are nurturing future citizens who will be world changers. And we do this faithfully…because education for life is a very Lutheran construct…we are all life long learners.

Today Newberry College is neither small nor poor…

Thank you for your support of your alma mater.

Sources

– 1Hacker & Dreifus, p. 8-9– A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. Pink, 2005– Faithed Secularity: The Promise of a “Lutheran” College in the 21st Century, Rev. Dr. Duane H. Larson, March 23, 2010– Higher Education?, Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, 2010

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Inauguration Week Activities

Dr. Koerwer had his official inauguration Saturday, November 13, 2010. The inauguration itself was an eventful day, filled with activities, but the week leading up to it was also very busy with many opportunities for those at the College and within the community, to get to know the new president. The inauguration week began Monday, November 8, with the Omicron Delta Kappa Dinner in the Holland Hall lobby. The second event of the week came on Tuesday at the Newberry Chamber of Commerce Breakfast at Piedmont Tech. Dr. Koerwer spoke at the event about some of his intentions for the College and how it will be active within the community. “Newberry College is going to make a continuous and a renewed effort to be a great citizen in the community of Newberry,” said Koerwer. Tuesday’s events also included hosting a Faculty Lecture Series and a wrestling match. On Thursday, staff and faculty were invited for a Pig-Pickin Barbeque on campus. The new Who’s Who students were announced at the Founders/Honors Convocation Friday. These students had the opportunity to receive their honor from Dr. Koerwer. On Saturday, alumni, faculty, staff, students, former presidents, board members, Dr. Koerwer’s family and friends and members from the Newberry community gathered to attend the inaugura-tion ceremony. The ceremony featured speeches from members of the community as well as from Professor of the Practice Systems Thinking & Design at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. J. Gerald Suarez, who performed the Inaugural Address. A reception followed the ceremony which led into the last football game for the 2010 year. Throughout the week, Dr. Koerwer was careful to address how he hopes to develop Newberry students into young professionals. “We have a renewed sense of responsibility for what these students are going to be able to do,” said Koerwer, “not just while they are here with us, but what they are going to do after they leave us. We aspire to have every Newberry College student to be prepared for a job interview where they will be able to tell you why they went to Newberry College and what they received from it.” It is with this energy and excitement that we welcome Dr. Koerwer to Newberry as our 21st president!

Inauguration21st President Scott Koerwer

Campus News

Photo Captions: 1. William P. Walker and Dr. Koerwer 2. The Rev. Mark Wilhelm - ELCA representative on the Board of Trustees3. Jon Hart (trustee), Mick Zais (former president), Chin Yu (trustee), and David Vorpagel (trustee)4. Wayne Kannaday, Dr. J. Gerald Suarez (speaker), and Dr. Kendall J. Roth

Additional ImprovementsThis past summer, Newberry contracted ARAMARK to manage its dining, facility and grounds management. Since this contract was initiated, there have been many changes across campus. Some examples of those improvements include:

• AnadditionofaSubwayrestaurant• Anawning,deck,tablesandchairsaddedontotheoutsideof Kaufman Hall Dining Facility• Upgradedsidewalksacrosscampus• NewwindowsandpaintforHollandHall• Upgradedirrigationsystem• Newcarpetinresidencehalls• NewbenchesinMacLeanGym• Newfencearoundpool• RepavedWilesChapelparkinglot• RepairsandpaintingonSetzlerStadium• GraveledandlandscapewithirrigationtotheAthleticClub parking lot• LandscapingalongCollegeStreetandtotheCollegeentrances• Newandexpandedsecuritycamerasystem• AdditionallightsonEvansStreet• AnathleticweightroomadditioninthePEComplex• ApodintheScience&Mathbuilding• NewlearninglabclassroominMcClurg

What’s NewCampus Upgrades

Facility Changes

Newberry College is continuing a series of campus-wide initiatives to further enhance the academic, social and cultural experience for students, faculty and staff members. Over the past several months, Newberry has been working with West Electrical Contractors of Newberry, Inc. on a variety of capital improvement projects while continuing construction and renovation on select buildings. In the fall semester, Newberry celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new fitness center, giving students access to updated cardiovascular and strength-building equipment in a renovated facility. As part of the College’s Campus Wellness Initiative, the center gives the entire Newberry College com-munity a place to exercise and maintain good health. Also newly opened was an athletic training and sports medicine center for student-athletes. A new Student Welcome Center includes space for a new admissions and financial aid office and serves as the gateway for prospective students looking to learn more about Newberry College. With new signage and dedicated parking, prospective students can now easily navigate the offices for student recruit-ment. These departments were previously housed in Holland Hall. The Alumni Music Center is anticipating a renovation of its front lobby and recital hall as the beginning of an initiative to improve the resources for Newberry’s Music Department. The Center houses a 150-seat recital hall, practice rooms, a band room, offices, and classrooms. A new residential living space for students will open with the renovation of Oakland Mill. Built in 1912, this historic building, the last mill standing in Newberry County, was leased to Newberry College to house its first group of students for the fall 2011 semester. Other overall improvements have taken place on campus as well, including landscaping projects and various interior renova-tions, such as the recently renovated Summerland Reception Room in Smeltzer Hall, the oldest building on campus. “We are excited to be able to bring new attention to the facilities and amenities that are such an important part of the student experience at Newberry College,” Newberry College President Dr. V. Scott Koerwer said. “These capital improvement projects, and particularly Oakland Mill, are a great example of how we envision our campus as being an integral part of the living and learning community that we share with the city of Newberry.”

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Inauguration Week Activities

Dr. Koerwer had his official inauguration Saturday, November 13, 2010. The inauguration itself was an eventful day, filled with activities, but the week leading up to it was also very busy with many opportunities for those at the College and within the community, to get to know the new president. The inauguration week began Monday, November 8, with the Omicron Delta Kappa Dinner in the Holland Hall lobby. The second event of the week came on Tuesday at the Newberry Chamber of Commerce Breakfast at Piedmont Tech. Dr. Koerwer spoke at the event about some of his intentions for the College and how it will be active within the community. “Newberry College is going to make a continuous and a renewed effort to be a great citizen in the community of Newberry,” said Koerwer. Tuesday’s events also included hosting a Faculty Lecture Series and a wrestling match. On Thursday, staff and faculty were invited for a Pig-Pickin Barbeque on campus. The new Who’s Who students were announced at the Founders/Honors Convocation Friday. These students had the opportunity to receive their honor from Dr. Koerwer. On Saturday, alumni, faculty, staff, students, former presidents, board members, Dr. Koerwer’s family and friends and members from the Newberry community gathered to attend the inaugura-tion ceremony. The ceremony featured speeches from members of the community as well as from Professor of the Practice Systems Thinking & Design at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. J. Gerald Suarez, who performed the Inaugural Address. A reception followed the ceremony which led into the last football game for the 2010 year. Throughout the week, Dr. Koerwer was careful to address how he hopes to develop Newberry students into young professionals. “We have a renewed sense of responsibility for what these students are going to be able to do,” said Koerwer, “not just while they are here with us, but what they are going to do after they leave us. We aspire to have every Newberry College student to be prepared for a job interview where they will be able to tell you why they went to Newberry College and what they received from it.” It is with this energy and excitement that we welcome Dr. Koerwer to Newberry as our 21st president!

Inauguration21st President Scott Koerwer

Campus News

Photo Captions: 1. William P. Walker and Dr. Koerwer 2. The Rev. Mark Wilhelm - ELCA representative on the Board of Trustees3. Jon Hart (trustee), Mick Zais (former president), Chin Yu (trustee), and David Vorpagel (trustee)4. Wayne Kannaday, Dr. J. Gerald Suarez (speaker), and Dr. Kendall J. Roth

Additional ImprovementsThis past summer, Newberry contracted ARAMARK to manage its dining, facility and grounds management. Since this contract was initiated, there have been many changes across campus. Some examples of those improvements include:

• AnadditionofaSubwayrestaurant• Anawning,deck,tablesandchairsaddedontotheoutsideof Kaufman Hall Dining Facility• Upgradedsidewalksacrosscampus• NewwindowsandpaintforHollandHall• Upgradedirrigationsystem• Newcarpetinresidencehalls• NewbenchesinMacLeanGym• Newfencearoundpool• RepavedWilesChapelparkinglot• RepairsandpaintingonSetzlerStadium• GraveledandlandscapewithirrigationtotheAthleticClub parking lot• LandscapingalongCollegeStreetandtotheCollegeentrances• Newandexpandedsecuritycamerasystem• AdditionallightsonEvansStreet• AnathleticweightroomadditioninthePEComplex• ApodintheScience&Mathbuilding• NewlearninglabclassroominMcClurg

What’s NewCampus Upgrades

Facility Changes

Newberry College is continuing a series of campus-wide initiatives to further enhance the academic, social and cultural experience for students, faculty and staff members. Over the past several months, Newberry has been working with West Electrical Contractors of Newberry, Inc. on a variety of capital improvement projects while continuing construction and renovation on select buildings. In the fall semester, Newberry celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new fitness center, giving students access to updated cardiovascular and strength-building equipment in a renovated facility. As part of the College’s Campus Wellness Initiative, the center gives the entire Newberry College com-munity a place to exercise and maintain good health. Also newly opened was an athletic training and sports medicine center for student-athletes. A new Student Welcome Center includes space for a new admissions and financial aid office and serves as the gateway for prospective students looking to learn more about Newberry College. With new signage and dedicated parking, prospective students can now easily navigate the offices for student recruit-ment. These departments were previously housed in Holland Hall. The Alumni Music Center is anticipating a renovation of its front lobby and recital hall as the beginning of an initiative to improve the resources for Newberry’s Music Department. The Center houses a 150-seat recital hall, practice rooms, a band room, offices, and classrooms. A new residential living space for students will open with the renovation of Oakland Mill. Built in 1912, this historic building, the last mill standing in Newberry County, was leased to Newberry College to house its first group of students for the fall 2011 semester. Other overall improvements have taken place on campus as well, including landscaping projects and various interior renova-tions, such as the recently renovated Summerland Reception Room in Smeltzer Hall, the oldest building on campus. “We are excited to be able to bring new attention to the facilities and amenities that are such an important part of the student experience at Newberry College,” Newberry College President Dr. V. Scott Koerwer said. “These capital improvement projects, and particularly Oakland Mill, are a great example of how we envision our campus as being an integral part of the living and learning community that we share with the city of Newberry.”

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As Newberry College continues through a process of strate-gic renewal, new President Scott Koerwer has begun to identify opportunities for the College to establish a new model for what Liberal Arts Education can be in the future. One area in particular that has emerged from discussions with faculty, staff, alumni and members of the Newberry commu-nity, is the opportunity for Newberry College to integrate closely with the business, arts and cultural community in the region to create a “living and learning laboratory” for Newberry students. “This region offers an abundance of opportunity for active engagement between the College and the community,” Dr. Koerwer said. “It is exciting to think about how much we can enrich our students’ educational experience and, in turn, how the College can contribute to the success of our business and cultural organizations.” To establish and further strengthen relations, the College has initiated regular meetings with members of the city and county communities. New ventures are being explored for the College and the town to grow together. Dr. Koerwer and several other members of Newberry staff have initiated and developed relation-ships with the City of Newberry, including City Manager, Jeff Shacker and Mayor, Foster Senn. “We’re going to have to have greater partnerships and col-laborations with the city and the county. It means that we’re going to have to blaze new trails and look at the development of housing resources for the college,” Dr. Koerwer said. “It means that we’re going to have to have better partnerships on Main Street. We’re going to have to ensure that our students are great consumers on Main Street and frequent the retail. We’re going to make sure that they are also valuable participants in the com-munity around them.” Students are also getting the opportunity to intern with businesses like The Newberry Observer newspaper and the Opera House in downtown Newberry. The Scarlet and Gray student-run newspaper no longer runs in its current format, but instead as the Section C of The Newberry Observer. Students now have the op-portunity to write and lay out pages for a much bigger circulation. Faculty and administration are also invited to submit columns, articles and ideas for the paper. A senior communications major at the College is also working for the Opera House by assisting with social media by updating its Facebook and Twitter pages, while a senior business administration major is helping with a text messaging e-market-ing campaign.

Newberry College Begins Partnership With The Protocol School Of Washington

Newberry College announced that it has begun a partnership with the Protocol School of Washington, the leading accredited school that provides professional, univer-sally-accepted protocol and etiquette training. As part of the collaboration, Newberry students can enroll in a series of workshops called the Professional Success Strategies Certificate Program. The Protocol School of Washington President and Director Pamela Eyring is now serving as an “expert-in-residence” at Newberry, leading workshops for students on etiquette and protocol, including topics such as personal and electronic communica-tions skills, professional attire and presentation, networking, and situational courtesy and decorum. Lessons can be reviewed beyond the classroom through the Protocol School’s e-learning modules, which reinforce what the students learned in class. “Newberry provides students with a personal, transformative learning experience

that prepares them to be future citizen leaders and professionals,” Newberry College President Dr. V. Scott Koerwer said. “Now, our students have the opportunity to engage in top-level protocol and etiquette programs that will have significant impact in preparing them for success in the future.”

The workshops are co-sponsored by academic affairs, admissions, career services and the Student Gov-ernment Association (SGA) and are available to students free of charge. Upon completion, students receive a certificate for completing the series. Eyring is also leading professional and team development workshops for the Newberry faculty members.

The Protocol School of Washington, founded by Dorothea Johnson, is the first company to provide professional etiquette and protocol training and certification. Since 1988 more than 3,000 men and women have been trained, certified, and licensed to use the school’s comprehensive training manuals, workbooks, and support materials. Gradu-ates of The Protocol School of Washington are providing the highest-quality programs available. Located in the United States and 45 other countries, many graduates are featured on major television networks and radio, and in publications worldwide.

U.S. News and World Report Ranking

Newberry College continues to rank among the nation’s top regional colleges in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 ranking of America’s Best Colleges. Data from more than 1,400 colleges and universities nation-wide was collected to determine this year’s rankings, placing Newberry No. 35 among the first tier of the 100 best baccalaureate colleges in the southern region. This year, the College showed in-creases in key factors within the U.S. News’ rankings, including its highest freshman retention rate and highest average alumni-giving rate. Last fall’s incoming class marked the highest enrollment in Newberry College history! Newberry has a long tradition of providing educational opportunities for a diverse population of students, offering a strong liberal arts founda-tion with specialized professional degree programs, including one of the only undergraduate forensic chemis-try programs in the state and a music program widely known for its annual jazz festival.

CollaborationsTown & Gown Relations

An exciting and recent development is the new relationship with the Ritz Theatre in downtown Newberry. A movie was shown for faculty, staff, and students followed the lighting of the Christmas tree in downtown Newberry in November. According to Melissa Turco, director of student activities for Newberry College, events like these are attempts to bridge the gap between the College and town of Newberry. “This is a great opportunity for our students, faculty and staff to support the college and the town,” says Turco. All of these opportunities, as well as athletic events, Home-comings, FALs (Fine Arts & Lecture events) and concerts from the music department are ways that the community can join the College and be a part of this growing relationship. The changes around campus and the connection with the community aims to lead the College in a positive direction that will not just be beneficial to students, staff and faculty, but to those who live in and are a part of the Newberry community as well.

College Partners with The City of Newberry

Enrollment and Out of State Recruitment

To keep the enrollment numbers at the College growing, the Admissions Office is expanding with its recruitment efforts for the 2011-2012 school year. Focus has shifted from not only South Carolina for heavy recruitment but to also include 12 additional states. Those states are: Delaware, North Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Florida and Virginia.

Photo Caption: Counselors pose at their table in Kentucky

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As Newberry College continues through a process of strate-gic renewal, new President Scott Koerwer has begun to identify opportunities for the College to establish a new model for what Liberal Arts Education can be in the future. One area in particular that has emerged from discussions with faculty, staff, alumni and members of the Newberry commu-nity, is the opportunity for Newberry College to integrate closely with the business, arts and cultural community in the region to create a “living and learning laboratory” for Newberry students. “This region offers an abundance of opportunity for active engagement between the College and the community,” Dr. Koerwer said. “It is exciting to think about how much we can enrich our students’ educational experience and, in turn, how the College can contribute to the success of our business and cultural organizations.” To establish and further strengthen relations, the College has initiated regular meetings with members of the city and county communities. New ventures are being explored for the College and the town to grow together. Dr. Koerwer and several other members of Newberry staff have initiated and developed relation-ships with the City of Newberry, including City Manager, Jeff Shacker and Mayor, Foster Senn. “We’re going to have to have greater partnerships and col-laborations with the city and the county. It means that we’re going to have to blaze new trails and look at the development of housing resources for the college,” Dr. Koerwer said. “It means that we’re going to have to have better partnerships on Main Street. We’re going to have to ensure that our students are great consumers on Main Street and frequent the retail. We’re going to make sure that they are also valuable participants in the com-munity around them.” Students are also getting the opportunity to intern with businesses like The Newberry Observer newspaper and the Opera House in downtown Newberry. The Scarlet and Gray student-run newspaper no longer runs in its current format, but instead as the Section C of The Newberry Observer. Students now have the op-portunity to write and lay out pages for a much bigger circulation. Faculty and administration are also invited to submit columns, articles and ideas for the paper. A senior communications major at the College is also working for the Opera House by assisting with social media by updating its Facebook and Twitter pages, while a senior business administration major is helping with a text messaging e-market-ing campaign.

Newberry College Begins Partnership With The Protocol School Of Washington

Newberry College announced that it has begun a partnership with the Protocol School of Washington, the leading accredited school that provides professional, univer-sally-accepted protocol and etiquette training. As part of the collaboration, Newberry students can enroll in a series of workshops called the Professional Success Strategies Certificate Program. The Protocol School of Washington President and Director Pamela Eyring is now serving as an “expert-in-residence” at Newberry, leading workshops for students on etiquette and protocol, including topics such as personal and electronic communica-tions skills, professional attire and presentation, networking, and situational courtesy and decorum. Lessons can be reviewed beyond the classroom through the Protocol School’s e-learning modules, which reinforce what the students learned in class. “Newberry provides students with a personal, transformative learning experience

that prepares them to be future citizen leaders and professionals,” Newberry College President Dr. V. Scott Koerwer said. “Now, our students have the opportunity to engage in top-level protocol and etiquette programs that will have significant impact in preparing them for success in the future.”

The workshops are co-sponsored by academic affairs, admissions, career services and the Student Gov-ernment Association (SGA) and are available to students free of charge. Upon completion, students receive a certificate for completing the series. Eyring is also leading professional and team development workshops for the Newberry faculty members.

The Protocol School of Washington, founded by Dorothea Johnson, is the first company to provide professional etiquette and protocol training and certification. Since 1988 more than 3,000 men and women have been trained, certified, and licensed to use the school’s comprehensive training manuals, workbooks, and support materials. Gradu-ates of The Protocol School of Washington are providing the highest-quality programs available. Located in the United States and 45 other countries, many graduates are featured on major television networks and radio, and in publications worldwide.

U.S. News and World Report Ranking

Newberry College continues to rank among the nation’s top regional colleges in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 ranking of America’s Best Colleges. Data from more than 1,400 colleges and universities nation-wide was collected to determine this year’s rankings, placing Newberry No. 35 among the first tier of the 100 best baccalaureate colleges in the southern region. This year, the College showed in-creases in key factors within the U.S. News’ rankings, including its highest freshman retention rate and highest average alumni-giving rate. Last fall’s incoming class marked the highest enrollment in Newberry College history! Newberry has a long tradition of providing educational opportunities for a diverse population of students, offering a strong liberal arts founda-tion with specialized professional degree programs, including one of the only undergraduate forensic chemis-try programs in the state and a music program widely known for its annual jazz festival.

CollaborationsTown & Gown Relations

An exciting and recent development is the new relationship with the Ritz Theatre in downtown Newberry. A movie was shown for faculty, staff, and students followed the lighting of the Christmas tree in downtown Newberry in November. According to Melissa Turco, director of student activities for Newberry College, events like these are attempts to bridge the gap between the College and town of Newberry. “This is a great opportunity for our students, faculty and staff to support the college and the town,” says Turco. All of these opportunities, as well as athletic events, Home-comings, FALs (Fine Arts & Lecture events) and concerts from the music department are ways that the community can join the College and be a part of this growing relationship. The changes around campus and the connection with the community aims to lead the College in a positive direction that will not just be beneficial to students, staff and faculty, but to those who live in and are a part of the Newberry community as well.

College Partners with The City of Newberry

Enrollment and Out of State Recruitment

To keep the enrollment numbers at the College growing, the Admissions Office is expanding with its recruitment efforts for the 2011-2012 school year. Focus has shifted from not only South Carolina for heavy recruitment but to also include 12 additional states. Those states are: Delaware, North Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Florida and Virginia.

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Value Based Learning Program Quick Facts

• TheValuesBasedLearningProgram (VBLP) was named to the President’s Honor Roll for Community Service for the second year in a row!• Theaverageforthepasttwoacademic years: 54 classes, involving 34 different professors, 411 students and 29 community sites used service-learning. Total number of hours served equaled 4,077. Each year the VBLP sponsored an average of 17 service activities involving 31 students and 2,069 hours. • TheVBLPco-sponsoredthecampus garden with ECHO and campus ministry which resulted in numerous donations to the Living Hope Food Pantry in Newberry. • KatieJustice,memberandofficer in ECHO and work-study student for the VBLP, finished a year as an AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteer in Spartanburg working at a homeless shelter.

Phi Beta Lambda Re-chartered The national Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) business organization have re-chartered the Newberry College chapter of PBL with its original chapter number, making it one of the oldest established chapters in the country. Newberry College’s PBL business association originally began April 28, 1965 and continued until 1979. This year the association has worked to be re-chartered under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Franklin, professor of business and business department chair, and Paul Smith, assistant professor of business administration, and an enthusiastic group of business majors. If you are a former member of Phi Beta Lambda, please contact Dr. Franklin at [email protected] and he will be happy to send you an update on the Newberry College PBL program.

Delta Omicron Membership Grows Last year witnessed a rebirth of sorts for Newberry College’s Alpha Psi chapter of Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity. New chapter President, John Fulmer, new chapter Vice President, Joseph Schroer, helped the chapter grow by seven members last year, which will make Delta Omicron one of the largest student groups on campus! Alumni are encouraged to join the group by contacting Dr. Barry McGinnis at [email protected] or John Fulmer at [email protected].

Greeks Donate Money to Red Cross Each spring semester the Newberry College Greek community joins together to celebrate Greek Life and compete in fun activities during Greek Week. Three fraternities, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Alpha Order and Theta Chi and three sororities, Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Delta and Sigma Sigma Sigma par-ticipated in the Penny Wars and raised $1,420.97.

Members of Phi Beta Lambda

Greeks holding check for the Red Cross

Students and professors work together to plant the campus garden.

The Values Based Learning program at the College reached out to the community in August with a service project conduct-ed during orientation. Over 300 New-berry College students spread throughout the surrounding community as part of the school’s initiative to prepare students for intentional learning that is accompanied by community service and leadership.According to Dr. Joe McDonald, director of Values Based Learning, these visits to community sites serve several purposes. “Service-learning is a form of learning by doing,” said McDonald. “It emphasizes the connection between knowledge and action as students apply what they learn in the classroom to community issues and bring back to the classroom what they have learned through their community work.” Students ventured to non-profit agencies, nursing homes, neighborhood organizations, and several schools. The professors of the Introduction to College Life courses accompanied them with upper classmen assisting as orientation leaders. “The community, the sites where students serve, and the staff and clients of the sites all become part of our students’ education,” said McDonald. “The community and the College become true partners.” At each location served, students were educated on the mission and operation of the particular organization’s staff. Students were then able to participate in service projects to help serve the community.The experience did not just involve Newberry students; professors took part in serving the Newberry area. Dr. Christy Wendland, assistant professor of religion and philosophy, accompanied 15 students

to Newberry Elementary School. According to Wendland, Newberry Elementary’s principal, Ms. Leila Caldwell, gave a complete overview of the school’s history and mission. Students were then placed in different classrooms and asked to accompany children to lunch and recess, to read to children, and to help teachers as needed. This opportunity in-spired several College students to consider volunteering at the elementary school for service learning experience required in their Introduction to College Life courses. One student came back from volunteer-ing from the Newberry County Literacy Council ready to continue working more with the organization. “I was really touched,” she said when explaining how a tutoring recipient was able to buy a card and read it to his wife for the first time.Newberry College students are not the only ones to be excited about the oppor-tunity of working with the public. “This is a great opportunity for us to attract volunteers,” said Ms. Barbara Chapman, executive director of the literacy council. “And, the students learn great lessons about giving back to the community while learning more about themselves.”

Students Participate in Service Projects Across the Community

Students painting and cleaning up the Newberry County Literacy Council.

Nellsmith’s paintings featured at Edisto Island Museum, City Art Gallery and Newberry Opera House Newberry College’s Visual Arts Professor, Bruce Nellsmith was busy last fall. Nellsmith had two concurrent exhibits open in Columbia and Edisto Beach, South Car-olina. In September, the Edisto Island Museum opened an exhibit featuring Nellsmith’s painting with over 200 people attending the reception for the artist. Nellsmith was also chosen to be the tour artist for the 2010 Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society’s “Edisto & Beyond Tour,” which opened in October. The exhibit featured paintings of historic homes, churches and other Nellsmith works and ran through Dec. 31st. In November, Nellsmith had another opening at the City Art Gallery of Columbia. The opening reception was attended by Newberry College’s President, Dr. Scott Koerwer, as well as by several hundred people including internationally known muralist and painter, Blue Sky. The exhibit, entitled “Homeland”, was a collection of 30 new paintings with cityscapes, cliffs and gorges motifs reflecting the artist’s recent trip to France. Nellsmith also was featured with Franklin Miller in a two-person exhibit at the Newberry Opera House in January. Nellsmith has been a member of the Newberry College faculty for 20 years. He has been the recipient of many local and national awards in painting and drawing competitions. His artwork is included in private and public collections throughout the United States and was included in a National Contemporary Drawing Survey Exhibition in November as well. He has been included in two shows at the Limner Gallery in New York and has just placed fifteen new paintings in a contemporary gallery in Charleston, SC.

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Value Based Learning Program Quick Facts

• TheValuesBasedLearningProgram (VBLP) was named to the President’s Honor Roll for Community Service for the second year in a row!• Theaverageforthepasttwoacademic years: 54 classes, involving 34 different professors, 411 students and 29 community sites used service-learning. Total number of hours served equaled 4,077. Each year the VBLP sponsored an average of 17 service activities involving 31 students and 2,069 hours. • TheVBLPco-sponsoredthecampus garden with ECHO and campus ministry which resulted in numerous donations to the Living Hope Food Pantry in Newberry. • KatieJustice,memberandofficer in ECHO and work-study student for the VBLP, finished a year as an AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteer in Spartanburg working at a homeless shelter.

Phi Beta Lambda Re-chartered The national Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) business organization have re-chartered the Newberry College chapter of PBL with its original chapter number, making it one of the oldest established chapters in the country. Newberry College’s PBL business association originally began April 28, 1965 and continued until 1979. This year the association has worked to be re-chartered under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Franklin, professor of business and business department chair, and Paul Smith, assistant professor of business administration, and an enthusiastic group of business majors. If you are a former member of Phi Beta Lambda, please contact Dr. Franklin at [email protected] and he will be happy to send you an update on the Newberry College PBL program.

Delta Omicron Membership Grows Last year witnessed a rebirth of sorts for Newberry College’s Alpha Psi chapter of Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity. New chapter President, John Fulmer, new chapter Vice President, Joseph Schroer, helped the chapter grow by seven members last year, which will make Delta Omicron one of the largest student groups on campus! Alumni are encouraged to join the group by contacting Dr. Barry McGinnis at [email protected] or John Fulmer at [email protected].

Greeks Donate Money to Red Cross Each spring semester the Newberry College Greek community joins together to celebrate Greek Life and compete in fun activities during Greek Week. Three fraternities, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Alpha Order and Theta Chi and three sororities, Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Delta and Sigma Sigma Sigma par-ticipated in the Penny Wars and raised $1,420.97.

Members of Phi Beta Lambda

Greeks holding check for the Red Cross

Students and professors work together to plant the campus garden.

The Values Based Learning program at the College reached out to the community in August with a service project conduct-ed during orientation. Over 300 New-berry College students spread throughout the surrounding community as part of the school’s initiative to prepare students for intentional learning that is accompanied by community service and leadership.According to Dr. Joe McDonald, director of Values Based Learning, these visits to community sites serve several purposes. “Service-learning is a form of learning by doing,” said McDonald. “It emphasizes the connection between knowledge and action as students apply what they learn in the classroom to community issues and bring back to the classroom what they have learned through their community work.” Students ventured to non-profit agencies, nursing homes, neighborhood organizations, and several schools. The professors of the Introduction to College Life courses accompanied them with upper classmen assisting as orientation leaders. “The community, the sites where students serve, and the staff and clients of the sites all become part of our students’ education,” said McDonald. “The community and the College become true partners.” At each location served, students were educated on the mission and operation of the particular organization’s staff. Students were then able to participate in service projects to help serve the community.The experience did not just involve Newberry students; professors took part in serving the Newberry area. Dr. Christy Wendland, assistant professor of religion and philosophy, accompanied 15 students

to Newberry Elementary School. According to Wendland, Newberry Elementary’s principal, Ms. Leila Caldwell, gave a complete overview of the school’s history and mission. Students were then placed in different classrooms and asked to accompany children to lunch and recess, to read to children, and to help teachers as needed. This opportunity in-spired several College students to consider volunteering at the elementary school for service learning experience required in their Introduction to College Life courses. One student came back from volunteer-ing from the Newberry County Literacy Council ready to continue working more with the organization. “I was really touched,” she said when explaining how a tutoring recipient was able to buy a card and read it to his wife for the first time.Newberry College students are not the only ones to be excited about the oppor-tunity of working with the public. “This is a great opportunity for us to attract volunteers,” said Ms. Barbara Chapman, executive director of the literacy council. “And, the students learn great lessons about giving back to the community while learning more about themselves.”

Students Participate in Service Projects Across the Community

Students painting and cleaning up the Newberry County Literacy Council.

Nellsmith’s paintings featured at Edisto Island Museum, City Art Gallery and Newberry Opera House Newberry College’s Visual Arts Professor, Bruce Nellsmith was busy last fall. Nellsmith had two concurrent exhibits open in Columbia and Edisto Beach, South Car-olina. In September, the Edisto Island Museum opened an exhibit featuring Nellsmith’s painting with over 200 people attending the reception for the artist. Nellsmith was also chosen to be the tour artist for the 2010 Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society’s “Edisto & Beyond Tour,” which opened in October. The exhibit featured paintings of historic homes, churches and other Nellsmith works and ran through Dec. 31st. In November, Nellsmith had another opening at the City Art Gallery of Columbia. The opening reception was attended by Newberry College’s President, Dr. Scott Koerwer, as well as by several hundred people including internationally known muralist and painter, Blue Sky. The exhibit, entitled “Homeland”, was a collection of 30 new paintings with cityscapes, cliffs and gorges motifs reflecting the artist’s recent trip to France. Nellsmith also was featured with Franklin Miller in a two-person exhibit at the Newberry Opera House in January. Nellsmith has been a member of the Newberry College faculty for 20 years. He has been the recipient of many local and national awards in painting and drawing competitions. His artwork is included in private and public collections throughout the United States and was included in a National Contemporary Drawing Survey Exhibition in November as well. He has been included in two shows at the Limner Gallery in New York and has just placed fifteen new paintings in a contemporary gallery in Charleston, SC.

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(RE-MAST) National Science Foundation Program Recruit and Engage Math and Science Teachers (RE-MAST) is a program at Newberry College funded by the National Science Foundation designed to recruit, prepare and mentor math, biology and chemistry majors pursuing teaching in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) content areas. The program has three main components: internships, scholarships and teacher mentors. Internships are proven opportunities for students to experience a particular career path. These positions can help students determine if a certain profession will be right for them. In May and June, Newberry College offered internships for students who were con-sidering teaching as a profession. Internships afford students the occasion to explore a career in teaching. Drs. Cindy Johnson-Taylor and Christina McCartha were instrumental in writing the grant and are charged with administering it. According to Dr. McCartha, associate professor of chemistry and faculty advisor of the American Chemical Society, “We must prepare students to live in our technological society and encourage them to study for science and math-related careers.” “We know that we are facing a huge shortage of teachers in biology, chemistry and math,” explains Dr. Cindy Johnson-Taylor, chair of the education department. “This grant allows Newberry College to make a positive impact on high school classrooms through preparation of content experts who also have the pedagogical background to be successful and engaging teachers.”

NOYCE Grant

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert C. Noyce Teacher Scholar-ship Program (DUE# 0934802) grant entitled “Recruit and Engage Math and Science Teachers (RE-MAST),” focuses on developing high quality biology, chemistry, and math secondary educa-tion majors to teach in high schools. The grant provides internships for freshmen and sophomore STEM majors (science, technology, engineering, and math) to explore teaching as a career option. The grant provides scholarship funds for a minimum of $10,000 for students in their 3rd, 4th, and 5th years as biology, chemis-try, or math secondary education majors. The grant provides scholarship funds for a up to one year of full support for STEM career changers pursuing a biology, chem-istry or math secondary education degree as a second degree. The Newberry College Master Teacher for this program is Sherri Kennedy. Dr. Cindy Johnson-Taylor serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) and Dr. Christina McCartha, Dr. Charles Horn, Randall Key, and Renee Stubbs serve as Co-PIs for the grant. The grant award is for $900,000 over a five year period for scholarships, internships, train-ing and dissemination from 2009-2014.

Call Me MISTER

The Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and Newberry College joined the nationwide initiative this year. Dr. Roy Jones, executive director of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education’s Call Me MISTER Program at Clemson University, was instrumental in developing the program 10 years ago. The program began at four historically black colleges and universities, Claflin, Morris College, Benedict, and SC State University, and it has grown to 14 participating colleges and five national partner schools.

Dr. Christina McCartha and Dr. Cindy Johnson-Taylor participate at the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference.

Newberry College Professors attend Scholarship Conference

Drs. Cindy Johnson-Taylor and Christina McCartha were invited to attend the 2010 National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference in July 2010 in Washington, D.C. The invitation-only confer-ence included plenary speakers with panel sessions, including the Noyce Scholars/Fellows and poster sessions. They presented a poster related to the progress of the Newberry College Noyce project called RE-MAST (Recruit and Engage Math and Science Teachers). “It was so gratifying to be with over 400 educators from across the nation all with the same focus – to recruit, prepare, and retain highly qualified math and science teachers for our high need high schools,” remarked Johnson-Taylor, chair of the education department.

Members of Newberry’s Call Me MISTER program attend a conference at Clemson University. Student RE-MAST interns. Call Me MISTER is a national program designed to prepare elementary school teachers and to provide them with the proper resources to be successful. Newberry native and campus director of Call Me MISTER, Reggie Wicker, believes the pro-gram will bring out the best in the student participants. The young men realize the program builds character and instills a depth of purpose.

Student Nursing Association

Newberry College Student Nursing Association (NC-SNA) members attended The Student Nurses Association of South Carolina’s annual convention in Myrtle Beach in October, and they were greatly recognized for the efforts they put forth. Dr. Betsy McDowell, chair of the nursing department at Newberry College, was invited to serve as Parliamentarian for the House of Delegates sessions. The NC-SNA, only in existence for one year, received eight awards which were: Largest Pop Tab Donation, Most Breakthrough-to-Nursing Projects Award, Most Creative Breakthrough-to-Nursing Project, Most Creative Scrapbook, Most Overall Legislative Participation, Outstanding Community Health Project, Penny Wars Winner and Secretary Award. Also, the SNA-SC breakthrough-to-nursing director and president for 2009-2010, Tricia Ulch, received the President’s Excellence Award for all of her hard work with the association.

Nurse Standish and her students work with Sims Gee, III. Sims is the nursing department’s computer-operated man-nequin that can breathe, talk, exhibit a heartbeat and pulse and so much more!

Ribbon and Blessing of the Hands Ceremonies

The Department of Nursing held its first Ribbon Ceremony August 24 in Smeltzer Hall. During the ceremony, the 18 senior nursing students were presented with white ribbons to put on their Newberry College scrubs to indicate their change in status to seniors in the nursing pro-gram. The second annual Blessing of the Hands ceremony was held as part of the chapel program October 13. The new junior nursing class dedicated their hands to healing and had them anointed with oil and blessed by Newberry College Chaplain Ernie Worman. Nursing seniors, faculty, community nurses and health-care workers had their hands rededicated during the ceremony as well. The junior nursing students began their clinical expe-riences at Lexington Medical Center the following week. There were a total of 108 students enrolled in the nursing program this fall, including 18 seniors, 24 juniors, 43 sophomores, and 23 freshmen.

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(RE-MAST) National Science Foundation Program Recruit and Engage Math and Science Teachers (RE-MAST) is a program at Newberry College funded by the National Science Foundation designed to recruit, prepare and mentor math, biology and chemistry majors pursuing teaching in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) content areas. The program has three main components: internships, scholarships and teacher mentors. Internships are proven opportunities for students to experience a particular career path. These positions can help students determine if a certain profession will be right for them. In May and June, Newberry College offered internships for students who were con-sidering teaching as a profession. Internships afford students the occasion to explore a career in teaching. Drs. Cindy Johnson-Taylor and Christina McCartha were instrumental in writing the grant and are charged with administering it. According to Dr. McCartha, associate professor of chemistry and faculty advisor of the American Chemical Society, “We must prepare students to live in our technological society and encourage them to study for science and math-related careers.” “We know that we are facing a huge shortage of teachers in biology, chemistry and math,” explains Dr. Cindy Johnson-Taylor, chair of the education department. “This grant allows Newberry College to make a positive impact on high school classrooms through preparation of content experts who also have the pedagogical background to be successful and engaging teachers.”

NOYCE Grant

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert C. Noyce Teacher Scholar-ship Program (DUE# 0934802) grant entitled “Recruit and Engage Math and Science Teachers (RE-MAST),” focuses on developing high quality biology, chemistry, and math secondary educa-tion majors to teach in high schools. The grant provides internships for freshmen and sophomore STEM majors (science, technology, engineering, and math) to explore teaching as a career option. The grant provides scholarship funds for a minimum of $10,000 for students in their 3rd, 4th, and 5th years as biology, chemis-try, or math secondary education majors. The grant provides scholarship funds for a up to one year of full support for STEM career changers pursuing a biology, chem-istry or math secondary education degree as a second degree. The Newberry College Master Teacher for this program is Sherri Kennedy. Dr. Cindy Johnson-Taylor serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) and Dr. Christina McCartha, Dr. Charles Horn, Randall Key, and Renee Stubbs serve as Co-PIs for the grant. The grant award is for $900,000 over a five year period for scholarships, internships, train-ing and dissemination from 2009-2014.

Call Me MISTER

The Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and Newberry College joined the nationwide initiative this year. Dr. Roy Jones, executive director of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education’s Call Me MISTER Program at Clemson University, was instrumental in developing the program 10 years ago. The program began at four historically black colleges and universities, Claflin, Morris College, Benedict, and SC State University, and it has grown to 14 participating colleges and five national partner schools.

Dr. Christina McCartha and Dr. Cindy Johnson-Taylor participate at the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference.

Newberry College Professors attend Scholarship Conference

Drs. Cindy Johnson-Taylor and Christina McCartha were invited to attend the 2010 National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference in July 2010 in Washington, D.C. The invitation-only confer-ence included plenary speakers with panel sessions, including the Noyce Scholars/Fellows and poster sessions. They presented a poster related to the progress of the Newberry College Noyce project called RE-MAST (Recruit and Engage Math and Science Teachers). “It was so gratifying to be with over 400 educators from across the nation all with the same focus – to recruit, prepare, and retain highly qualified math and science teachers for our high need high schools,” remarked Johnson-Taylor, chair of the education department.

Members of Newberry’s Call Me MISTER program attend a conference at Clemson University. Student RE-MAST interns. Call Me MISTER is a national program designed to prepare elementary school teachers and to provide them with the proper resources to be successful. Newberry native and campus director of Call Me MISTER, Reggie Wicker, believes the pro-gram will bring out the best in the student participants. The young men realize the program builds character and instills a depth of purpose.

Student Nursing Association

Newberry College Student Nursing Association (NC-SNA) members attended The Student Nurses Association of South Carolina’s annual convention in Myrtle Beach in October, and they were greatly recognized for the efforts they put forth. Dr. Betsy McDowell, chair of the nursing department at Newberry College, was invited to serve as Parliamentarian for the House of Delegates sessions. The NC-SNA, only in existence for one year, received eight awards which were: Largest Pop Tab Donation, Most Breakthrough-to-Nursing Projects Award, Most Creative Breakthrough-to-Nursing Project, Most Creative Scrapbook, Most Overall Legislative Participation, Outstanding Community Health Project, Penny Wars Winner and Secretary Award. Also, the SNA-SC breakthrough-to-nursing director and president for 2009-2010, Tricia Ulch, received the President’s Excellence Award for all of her hard work with the association.

Nurse Standish and her students work with Sims Gee, III. Sims is the nursing department’s computer-operated man-nequin that can breathe, talk, exhibit a heartbeat and pulse and so much more!

Ribbon and Blessing of the Hands Ceremonies

The Department of Nursing held its first Ribbon Ceremony August 24 in Smeltzer Hall. During the ceremony, the 18 senior nursing students were presented with white ribbons to put on their Newberry College scrubs to indicate their change in status to seniors in the nursing pro-gram. The second annual Blessing of the Hands ceremony was held as part of the chapel program October 13. The new junior nursing class dedicated their hands to healing and had them anointed with oil and blessed by Newberry College Chaplain Ernie Worman. Nursing seniors, faculty, community nurses and health-care workers had their hands rededicated during the ceremony as well. The junior nursing students began their clinical expe-riences at Lexington Medical Center the following week. There were a total of 108 students enrolled in the nursing program this fall, including 18 seniors, 24 juniors, 43 sophomores, and 23 freshmen.

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Farewell to Dr. Zais

In August 2010, Newberry College said goodbye to its president for the past 10 years, Dr. Mitchell (Mick) Zais. Dr. Zais and his wife, Susan, came to the College in August 2000 and worked tirelessly to better the College. He explained that the financial state of the College was abysmal, enrollment had sunk to an unsustainable number and there were months when the College wasn’t sure if it would make payroll. But after a long process and a lot of hard work, things started to turn around. “Eight years later, Newberry College was on sound financial footing and was nationally recog-nized by US News and World Report as one of the best colleges in America,” he said. According to Dr. Zais, “there wasn’t one thing that made a 100 percent difference but there were a 100 things that made a one percent difference.” That mentality is what Dr. Zais used to help build the College to where it is now. Some of the best memories that Zais has are of the students and all of the extracur-ricular activities he was able to observe and take part in. He thought it was special that students were genuinely nice to each other and that despite being different, they worked so hard with the individual gifts that God had given them. Before coming to Newberry as the 20th president, Dr. Zais served for over 30 years as an officer in the United States Army, attaining the rank of brigadier general. He earned an engineering degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a Master of Arts degree in military history from the School for Advanced Military Studies at Leavenworth, Kansas and a Master of Science and Ph.D degrees in social psychology and organizational behavior from the University of Washington. Dr. Zais is also a graduate of the National Defense University, Washington, D.C., where he was a post-doctoral research fellow in national security affairs. With all of these accomplishments and his hard work at Newberry College, the College was sad to see Dr. Zais leave. Newberry is, however, excited to see him move forward into his new position as State Superintendant of Education for South Carolina. If his work at Newberry is indication, Dr. Zais will do a phenomenal job and will help to lead South Carolina in the right direction.

Newberry Signs Bridge Agreement with Midlands Tech

Former Newberry College President Mitchell M. Zais and Midlands Techni-cal College President Marshall White, Jr. signed a formal bridge agreement in February 2010 to allow a more seam-less transition into Newberry College for Midlands Tech students who aspire to earn a four-year degree. The “bridge” is a partnership between the colleges. The agreement facilitates the process of accepting and transferring credits from one school to the other. Midlands Vice President of Academic Affairs, Ron Drayton, is enthusiastic. “We’re building on an established relationship and taking it to the next level,” he said. Both colleges expect to see many stu-dents traveling across the bridge that links educational dreams of better jobs to eco-nomic reality. With smiles and handshakes, a foundation was laid. “I look forward,” White told Zais, “to sending you some outstanding students!”

College Signs Agreement with Piedmont Tech Newberry College and Piedmont Technical College signed an articulation agreement last spring that will create a transfer path for students who wish to begin their education in business manage-ment at PTC and finish at Newberry. This partnership will offer prospective college students throughout PTC’s service area more options as they prepare for careers, providing a seamless transi-tion for those who would like to begin their college career closer to home and for those who would like to save money on tuition and housing costs. Because PTC is an open-admissions institution, this new transfer path will also offer an alternative for admission to Newberry College for students who may require some additional academic preparation.

Dr. Zais and his wife, Susan

Newberry College Center for Student Success is up and running

The Newberry College Center for Student Success is up and running. Currently located in Wright Hall, the center’s goal is to assist students in their efforts to be academically and personally successful. Kay Chandler oversees the Center, and has pulled together resources in the following areas:

Academic OrientationResponsible for working hand-in-hand with the Office of Admissions to evaluate all previous academic work presented by incoming freshmen and/or transfers to determine proper English and math placement at Newberry College, this office is also responsible for initial assignment of all mentors (freshman) and/or advisors (transfer students) based on their requested majors.

Academic SpecialistIndividual academic assistance in the areas of time management, study skills, communication skills and other areas to enhance a student’s academic endeavors is offered by all Academic Specialists through the Center for Student Success. To become a recipient of this service, students may request assistance or be recommended by a faculty/staff member.

Career ServicesCareer Services engages Newberry College students in creating their own success through results-oriented, thought-provoking programming and services. Career programming is designed for each stage of a student’s academic career including participation in experiential learning and job or graduate school searches.

International Student ProgramAmong many things, the International Student Program is responsible for working with international students attending Newberry College to provide those students with opportunities to succeed academically and in the larger culture.

Disability ServicesAll students with current documented disabilities may received services by request. Specific student information is kept confidential and only released with the written consent of the student. RetentionThe Office of Retention is a coordinated service, working in conjunction with all cam-pus departments, faculty and staff to assist students with any issue which may prevent them from continuing their academic pursuits at Newberry College.

Writing Center & Content TutoringThe Writing Center and content area tutoring are services provided for all Newberry College students to enhance their academic success. These services are offered on request through [email protected]. The Writing Center is open Monday through Thursday from Noon to 8:00 PM for drop-ins or by scheduled appointment. Content Area tutors are available per posted hours in the center or by specific appointment.

Speech and Theatre Students Perform well in State Competition

Newberry College students participated in the South Carolina Speech & Theatre Festival Competition on Saturday, January 29, 2011 held at Limestone College in Gaffney. Students from eight other col-leges and universities also competed, and Newberry College students once again proved superior in several categories, tak-ing one first place, two second place, and two third place finishes in the competition.

Newberry College students who placed in the top three in the state:

2nd place - Prose Interpretation: Joanie Holden3rd place - Prose Interpretation: Stephanie Strickland1st place - Impromptu Interpretation: Joanie Holden2nd place - Persuasive Speaking: Ryan Crofts3rd place - Persuasive Speaking: Allie Cottillion

“Overall, it was an enjoyable day of learning,” reflected team coach Patrick Gagliano, NC Professor of Theatre & Speech. “It’s valuable to see the work of others from around our state, and I expect outstanding presentations from our Newberry College team in 2012.”